The Elf. A Magazine of Drawings and Writings.

Published by Pear Tree Press - 1912, 1905

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Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United KingdomBlackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

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[ONE OF 80 COPIES], printed on handmade paper in various colours (predominantly black and green), illustrations by James Guthrie throughout, some tipped in or laid down, further decorations by the same, including initial letters, tipped-in photograph of the press-room, pp. 82, 4to, original quarter natural linen and grey boards, the backstrip lettered in gilt, press device and lettering to upper board printed in black, this board bowing a little and with some very faint spotting, edges untrimmed and lightly spotted, faint browning to endpapers, very good. Laid in is the prospectus announcing this book and Guthrie's 'Third Book of Drawings' - dated 1912, it explains that the original intention was to publish in four parts, but only two parts were issued thus, the remaining four being new to this edition. The limitation of 80 copies is stated on the announcement rather than the book itself. This was the copy of furniture-designer and noted collector Sir Ambrose Heal, though without mark of ownership.

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Elf. A Magazine of Drawings and Writings.
Author
(Pear Tree Press.) GUTHRIE (James, Illustrator and Printer)
Publisher
Pear Tree Press - 1912
Publication year
1905
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Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA

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Our premises are in the main Blackwell's bookstore, one of the largest and best known in the world, housing over 200,000 new book titles, covering every subject, disclipline and interest, as well as a large secondhand books department. The bookstore is in the centre of the city, opposite the Bodleian Library, Sheldonian Theatre, and many of the colleges and other university buildings, with on-street parking close by.

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Waterstones Booksellers Ltd trading as Blackwell's Rare Books

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